Estimating Metric Lengths: Fun Measurement Challenges!

A pencil is about 15 centimeters long. If you have 4 pencils, how long are they all together? Estimate the total length using benchmarks.

• 60 centimeters

• 45 centimeters

• 75 centimeters

• 30 centimeters

A book is 2 decimeters thick. If you stack 5 books, what is the total thickness in centimeters?

• 75 centimeters

• 50 centimeters

• 120 centimeters

• 100 centimeters

A ribbon is 1 meter long. If you cut it into 4 equal pieces, how long is each piece in centimeters?

• 20 centimeters

• 25 centimeters

• 15 centimeters

• 30 centimeters

A classroom is 8 meters long. If a student walks 3 meters towards the door, how much further do they have to walk to reach the end of the classroom?

• 2 meters

• 4 meters

• 5 meters

• 6 meters

A garden is 10 meters wide. If you want to plant flowers in a row that is 2 decimeters apart, how many rows can you fit in the garden?

• 250

• 1000

• 50

• 500

A bottle holds 1 liter of water. If you have 3 bottles, how many milliliters of water do you have in total?

• 3000 milliliters

• 1500 milliliters

• 2500 milliliters

• 5000 milliliters

A soccer field is 100 meters long. If a player runs 25 meters, how much further do they need to run to reach the end of the field?

• 75 meters

• 30 meters

• 100 meters

• 50 meters

A piece of string is 50 centimeters long. If you need a piece that is 1 meter long, how much more string do you need?

• 25 centimeters

• 50 centimeters

• 75 centimeters

• 1.5 meters

A toy car is 20 centimeters long. If you have 5 toy cars, what is their total length in meters?

• 2 meters

• 1 meter

• 10 centimeters

• 0.5 meters

A swimming pool is 25 meters long. If you swim 10 meters, how much more do you need to swim to reach the other end?

• 5 meters

• 15 meters

• 30 meters

• 20 meters